Self-driving

Deqing in Zhejiang has become the first in China to issue a license allowing companies to conduct public road tests of L4 self-driving trucks without safety officers, with Alibaba receiving one of the first 2 licenses.

The product includes two versions with one and two DRIVE Orin chips, with mass production set to begin in the fourth quarter.

Alibaba-backed DeepRoute will provide self-driving medium-duty trucks to Deppon and they will provide the courier company with a year-long regular freight transit service.

The accident was caused by a truck that failed to maintain an adequate safety distance, and the driver of the truck was found to be fully responsible.

WeRide SS 5.0 runs stably on all platforms with 250-500 TOPS of computing power, further lowering the threshold for Robotaxis, WeRide said.

Baidu's Apollo Go continues to solidify its global leadership position, despite Covid's resurgence in China posing a challenge to local companies' operations.

In reviewing Pony.ai's application to renew its testing permit, the DMV found numerous violations in the driving records of active Pony.ai safety drivers.

WeRide and Bosch have signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly work on smart driving software development.

Didi has entered the Robotruck space, with the project forming a team about 1.5 years ago, according to local media.

Inceptio expects it to surpass 100 million cumulative miles of self-driving operations by the end of 2022.